Dark Days in Monkey City follows a groups of langurs and macaques. Cameras follow all the animals movements, behaviors and drama in their homeland of Sri Lanka. The series uses "comic book layering" and special effects to heighten the drama that plays out each week.Variety: Dark Days in Monkey City Review (February 23, 2009)
Monkeys
- Portia
- Lear
- Hector
- Gemini
- Pandora
Reviews
- "The action, alas, isn’t nearly as stylish as the graphic-novel-modeled script and narration seek to portray, but it’s nevertheless an interesting attempt to mold documentary footage into what amounts to a comicbook soap opera."—VarietyVariety: Dark Days in Monkey City (February 23, 2009)
- "If you like your stories of animal apocalypse to be sentimentalized and psychologized for easy consumption (“He’s impatient for power”; “Portia is horrified”; “She’s determined that her baby will have a better life, no matter what”), then “Dark Days in Monkey City,” which is handsomely filmed in an intriguing location, will suit you fine."—The New York Times'New York Times: Dark Days in Monkey City Review (February 23, 2009)
